A&A: Is US’s federally-funded research exempt from CPRA?
Q: If a group of scientists is doing research at a state university, but the research is funded entirely by the National Science Foundation (a federal agency), is the group’s work exempt from the CPRA? A: The Act states that “public records” include “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.” Gov’t Code § 6252(e) (emph.